tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389910.post7208710737977934694..comments2024-03-09T07:19:46.311-05:00Comments on The Short Films Blog: Middentohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829095129849712488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389910.post-17908984989675442042011-10-04T16:16:31.798-04:002011-10-04T16:16:31.798-04:00Haley, that's a good question. Would a fifth c...Haley, that's a good question. Would a fifth character add a new dynamic? Maybe the fifth character would have been less cooperative, more combative. Maybe the fifth character would have called Reilly on his own flaw. I think you also raise another important point, is it salient to the plot to know more details about Reilly's character? Or does this suffice. More time would have created more backstory, but in the few details Reilly offers about his wife sending him there with the oranges, we can make inferences about the characters home life. Those inferences will be different for everyone who sees the film. But, that's also another powerful part of short film is the way that it generously puts the audience in a position of power and control over who the characters are when in short periods of time those things can't be sufficiently given attention.K. Tyler Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102645714216145708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389910.post-88699754147136726612011-10-04T13:14:53.194-04:002011-10-04T13:14:53.194-04:00It really is amazing how much of a story can be to...It really is amazing how much of a story can be told through a question and people's responses. What I want to know is, who is John C. Reilly's character? Why is he asking these questions? We learn that he is married, is he his wife's favorite person? This short film is able to provide a story through one question, but raises several that are probably unnecessary to the plot of the film, but worthy in their own right. <br />Would a fifth character have been necessary to discuss the next option, "I don't know." All of the characters seem assured in their responses.haley schattnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224315123206037411noreply@blogger.com